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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2017

Rapid CEO Varga to leave at the end of contract

He has led the agency through a number of improvements including, tripling ridership from 3.4 million to 11.9 million annual trips.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2017

VIA CEO named 'Outstanding Public Transportation GM' by TTA

Recent notable initiatives realized under Jeffrey Arndt’s leadership include an aggressive program to install 1,000 new bus shelters over a three-year period.

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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2017

Strong local leadership key to successful transportation systems

A new handbook draws on examples from over thirty cities and outlines nearly two dozen policies and strategies that mayors and transportation agency leaders can use to improve urban transportation.

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NewsMarch 23, 2017

Profile: Kevin Coggin, Executive Director of Coast Transit Authority

“On Friday, I go to bed, and the wind is about 110, 120 miles per hour — something that’s significant, but not something that’ll make you sit up straight in your chair,” recalls Kevin Coggin of the days before Hurricane Katrina.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2017

Cubic taps Gale to head up NextBus division

He has more than 20 years of experience in Software as a Service (SaaS).

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2017

Former head of N.Y. MTA joins STV

Named executive VP and chief strategic officer, Thomas Prendergast will work on strategic projects throughout the firm.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2017

Metra chief Orseno to retire by end of 2017

Orseno began his career in 1974 as a ticket collector on Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad commuter trains.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2017

Transdev names Brockwell to take over GM post for Denver contract

The company has operated a portion of Denver RTD’s bus service since 2005.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2017

Hakim to lead NY MTA as interim executive director

She has served as president of New York City Transit since December 2015. MTA Vice Chairman Fernando Ferrer will serve as acting chairman during the search for a permanent replacement.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2017

Profile: Nuria Fernandez - GM/CEO Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

When Nuria Fernandez was growing up in Panama, water was a big part of her world. In addition to living by the water, she spent a couple summers interning at one of the canal locks of the Panama Canal, a feat of engineering that her great-grandfather had helped to construct...

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